Book Reviews

Book

Outstanding, by Steve Baker

This light and lively lampooning of the education world is populated by a host of familiar characters – and…

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Book

Bad education: Why our universities are broken and how we can fix them

“Thanks to your son, I managed to get a good grade at economics A-level, and then go on to…

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Radio and tv

Adolescence. A Netflix mini-series

The public response to Adolescence has predictably veered towards social media regulation – but that misses a much deeper…

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Book

Reinventing education: Beyond the knowledge economy

This book identifies the problems with our system and – rather uniquely – offers practicable solutions to them

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Book

‘Primary Reading Simplified’ by Christopher Such

I’m going to begin by saying I was already a huge fan of Chris Such’s work. I loved The…

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Book

New Domains of Educational Leadership by Leora Cruddas

Let’s get straight to it: New Domains of Educational Leadership is set to become a seminal piece in reshaping…

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Blog Reviews

Blog

The Conversation – with Sarah Gallagher

The risks of AI, the importance of conversation, pedagogical fission, and embracing our replaceability

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Blog

The Conversation – with Frances Akinde

SEND in New York, smartphone solutions, sexual misconduct, living with ADHD, and walking away from leadership, and fresh ideas…

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The Conversation – with Jess Mahdavi-Gladwell

An unSATsifying blog from DfE, a thought-provoking one about young carers, a challenging one on the many hats we…

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Blog

The Conversation – with Fiona Atherton

How to respond to the growing problem of school avoidance, a challenging take on breakfast clubs, and new nutritional…

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The Conversation – with Zara Simpson

Engaging parents in transitions, embedding digital literacy across the curriculum, and supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs…

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Blog

The Conversation – with Sarah Gallagher

The curriculum review, the ‘manosphere’, optimistic leadership, and where our ideas of who to listen to come from

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Research Reviews

The Knowledge

The Knowledge: Uncovering the unknown unknowns of inclusion

Drawing on insights from over 26,000 staff and students, here’s how schools can move beyond surface-level metrics to foster…

JL Dutaut
Nic Ponsford
The Knowledge

Research: Is governance ready for what’s coming?

A new research project aims to find out whether governance is risk-aware, resilient and ready for the challenges schools…

JL Dutaut
Dr Rajbir Hazelwood
The Knowledge

Are schools pushing views about race on their pupils?

Our new research shows some students’ free speech is being limited – but not in the ways some commentators…

JL Dutaut
Professor Karl Kitching
The Knowledge

How schools are evolving to meet new and persistent challenges

Our new State of the Nation in Education report is a testament to the sector’s impatience for innovation in…

JL Dutaut
Dr Kate Chhatwal
The Knowledge

Six lessons from the biggest ever study on pupil engagement

Trends arising from a study of over 100,000 pupils sheds light on how school leaders can best tackle attendance,…

JL Dutaut
Jonny Sobczyk Boddington
The Knowledge

What leaders really want from NPQs (and the review isn’t asking)

In-depth research with school leaders reveals what the NPQ review should actually be asking them and how the programmes…

JL Dutaut
Shane Leaning

Book review

Young people on the margins

Melissa Benn
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